KLH Model Twenty-Two

[boreas]

Hi -

I just picked up a pair of these for 12 bucks. They appear to be in good shape aside from several screw holes in the tops of the cabinets, including one with the screw broken off in it. :-( The surrounds need to be resealed but that's no problem. Probably need caps too.

I checked the site library and found the description to be inaccurate. They're two-ways with 8" woofers and 3.5" tweeters, not 10" and 4".

So, does anyone have any familiarity with these? Are they worth the effort to restore? They're the right size to replace the Advent A1103's in my bedroom system and I thought I might do that with them if they'd be an improvement.

Thanks,

jb

[Andy]

The Twenty Two's are worth the TLC, they were really the same formula as models 24,26, 30 and 32. Robust and durable for an 8 inch woofer. Had a pair 30 years ago...never failed despite prolonged Ted Nugent listening at upper volumes...tough little speaker !

[boreas]

>The Twenty Two's are worth the TLC, they were really the same

>formula as models 24,26, 30 and 32. Robust and durable for an

>8 inch woofer. Had a pair 30 years ago...never failed despite

>prolonged Ted Nugent listening at upper volumes...tough little

>speaker !

Thanks, that's reassuring. I have some Model Thirties in use now. I love them and when I hooked the Twenty-Twos up to a spare receiver last night that's what they reminded me of.

The proportions, of both the cabinets and cones, are pretty much those of a 4/5ths scale Model Six (10 1/4" X 18 1/8" X 7 7/8"). Pretty cool.

Thanks again.

jb

[boreas]

Well, the restoration is well nigh complete. I've done all the tech type stuff and repaired the screw holes in the cabinets. Now I'm just waiting for the most recent coat of tung oil to dry before putting on what I think will be the final coat. I'm pretty pleased with the results so far.

One of the things that needed replacement was the grille cloth. One of the speakers had a slash in the fabric, probably from a utility knife, and although the other grille was perfect I decided to replace the cloth.

When I removed the old cloth I noticed that the back side is coated. I suppose this is some sort of acoustic treatment, right?

I'm replacing the original cloth with regular fabric which appears to be pretty open to the passage of sound (hope so anyway). It's a fairly open weave and the fibers it's made of are small and tightly woven. I'm thinking that these properties will allow for the sound to escape the cabinets without being absorbed or reflected by the cloth.

So, here are my questions:

1. Is the coating on the original cloth important? What is it and should I treat the new cloth with a similar material?

2. Am I totally off base on this fabric and should I opt for some real grille cloth? All I can find locally is black and none that I've found online matches the original or, for that matter is even particularly close.

Thanks.

jb

[boreas]

Well, I've finished restoring the Twenty-Twos and I have to admit I'm quite pleased. The speakers are now a part of my bedroom setup.

As mentioned before, I've recovered the grilles. That worked out very well from a cosmetic standpoint and, I believe, from a sonic one as well.

As a result, I now have one intact and pristine original grille cloth for a Model Twenty-Two and, rather than toss it out, I thought I'd see whether any one here had need of it. You can let me know privately and I'll pop it in the mail to you.

jb